This week, I was made to see a different set of problems concerning copyright law that my fellow students wrote about. One student felt it was imporant to have some type of mandatory copyright seminar for students, teachers, and administration. I thought it was a good idea, but unrealistic. Schools are tight on money, so I did not see why a school would spend money on a seminar when the library media specialist is already trained. I can hear it now, "Why would we spend money on a seminar when we can just ask you about copyright?" I voiced my concern to the student on the discussion page. He responded by telling me that a teacher who is not educated on the basics would not ask the librarian because a question would never have come to them. If they do not know that they are doing something illegal, then they do not know to ask. I never looked at it from that angle. However, I still think it would be difficult to convince a school to spend the money.
Another student voiced her concern about how to approach a peer if he is breaking copyright law. Prior to this comment, I was only nervous about being correct in a copyright situation with another teacher. I had not thought about the approach. After making sure I was absolutely right, and that the situation could not be avoided any other way, I would prepare my words extremely carefully. When the time comes, I will seek advice from my fellow librarians at other schools.
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